Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1880: Chapter 1409: Pending Fix

From when Li Zhirui arranged for a group of Rangers to distribute letters and Memory Stones everywhere, nearly two hours have passed, and only now has the Confucian faction woken up as if from a dream, arranging for disciples to confiscate those things.

But before the Confucian faction could catch their breath, the actions of the Legalist faction, Military Family, and merchants quickly unfolded.

They, in order not to completely fall out with the Confucian faction and face future retaliation from them, given the Confucian faction’s still formidable strength.

Therefore, they did not personally step in, but like Li Zhirui, they bought a group of commoners to extensively spread various distasteful affairs of the Confucian faction in counties around the Capital City.

The Confucian faction had not yet managed the issues in the royal capital and Capital City, and bad news came in succession from other counties.

For a time, the Confucian faction was driven to distraction, wanting to extinguish fires everywhere, but they simply couldn’t put them out in a short time.

“It’s terrible! It’s terrible! Something terrible has happened!”

At this moment, a Confucian disciple, hair disheveled and clothing tattered, rushed in, face full of panic, saying, “Gentlemen, Green Mountain Academy, White Crane Academy, Sea View Academy, and eight other academies in the city are besieged by large numbers of citizens, shouting… shouting…”

“What are they shouting?” asked a certain Great Confucian in a deep voice.

The disciple hesitated several times before finally whispering, “Burn these harmful places!”

Plop——

Several elderly men with graying hair, upon hearing this, felt as if their hearts were harshly squeezed, their bodies trembled, and they collapsed weakly backward.

Fortunately, behind them were chairs, and disciples attending on either side quickly supported them, otherwise they would have fallen to the ground and suffered.

“Harmful places? Hahahahaha…”

An old man laughed aloud, but his voice was full of desolation and despair, and his breath gradually weakened.

There is no greater grief than a dead heart!

For these elders who have devoted their life’s blood to the Confucian doctrine, how could they have ever imagined hearing such an evaluation one day?

This is a negation of them, of countless Confucian sages before them!

But luckily there were people beside him, who timely assured his safety, or else he might have truly died from despair!

“Whose means are these, this entirely wants to uproot our Confucian foundation!”

Everyone was extremely anxious, but apart from confiscating those letters and Memory Stones, they couldn’t think of a further solution.

Especially since so much time had passed, they didn’t know how many people had heard the news, and it continued to spread, yet they simply couldn’t stop it.

“What we need to do now is quickly quell this public anger.”

Suddenly, a gentle voice echoed in the hall.

“Saint Meng! Why have you emerged?” Everyone rose to salute.

The Confucian faction of Daqian has seven Saints in total, but five of them are traveling abroad, only two of them are stationed in Daqian, and generally, they rarely make an appearance, either compiling classics or interpreting ancient texts.

Aside from Saint Meng Jun who appeared here, the other saint was called Du Ji.

“We sensed a violent fluctuation in the Confucian luck, if not handled well, the Confucian faction might truly decline from this!” another voice rang out, and it was the other saint, Du Ji, who had arrived as well.

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this, they had not realized the situation was this serious, thinking that once this storm passed, everything would gradually return to normal.

“Saint Meng, Saint Du, we implore you to quickly take action to save the Confucian faction!”

“We beg you, saints!”

The group pleaded mournfully, hoping the two saints would intervene; whatever thoughts were in their hearts, they absolutely did not want to see the decline of the Confucian faction.

“Although using force to suppress is highly efficient, it would only backfire, making the populace loathe the Confucian faction more, so we cannot act.”

Meng Jun shook his head in refusal, then said: “At the start, I told you the solution, which is to quell public anger.”

“Publicly admit mistakes and promise everyone that the disciples who made mistakes previously will be punished by the Confucian faction, and return the land in Guan Province to those deprived citizens.”

“This…”

Upon hearing this, many present fell into hesitation.

They, or their families, have not been sparing in extracting benefits from Guan Province, and now they want them to give it back? It felt like a knife cutting flesh from their bodies, such was the pain.

“Hmm? Do you have any objections?” Du Ji’s icy gaze swept the room, immediately filling the hall with a suppressive, oppressive atmosphere.

In front of the two saints, they could only obediently follow orders, otherwise, the consequences would not be good!

“Who do you think set this in motion? Could it be that Venerable Emperor?” After others had left, Du Ji spoke.

“Unknown, but surely his handiwork is among it, and several doctrines also joined in, aiming to add insult to injury, otherwise how could it cause such a stir?”

“Ha! I never thought our Confucian faction could be so valued, it makes me feel quite honored!”

He must never find out who the mastermind behind this is, or he would definitely not let them off!

…

On the other side.

Li Zhirui stood in a guest room, looking at the street below, where passionate citizens filled the streets, a satisfied smile emerging on his face.

The main goal of his visit to Daqian for training was finally achieved, although not perfectly, it was nonetheless completed.